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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-HOU-040	Joint Control Order of the Local Health Authorities for Harris County and the City of Houston Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private SchoolsJoint Control Order Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private Schools	Local Health Authorities for Harris County and for the City of Houston	Harris County and City of Houston, TexasCounty	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Schools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-041	Release: Alarming Increase in COVID-19 Cases Results in Local Health Authority Ordering Use of Face Masks in SchoolsHCPH release on the LHA school mask order	Harris County Public Health	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-059	Executive Order NW-20 (post-GA-34: Health and Safety Policy posting continues; county facilities)Executive Order NW-20 of Bexar County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Mar. 9, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-030	Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceOrder on Required Use of a Face Mask (Aug. 12, 2021; adds higher education; adopts the Local Health Authority school order)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-085	Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts Temporary Guidelines Regarding Health and Safety Concerns (revised Mar. 23, 2020)JP courts: non-essential hearings rescheduled; eviction citations and writs suspended	Denton County Justices of the Peace (six precincts), with the Denton County Health Department and the Office of Court Administration	Denton County, TexasCourt	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-GM-031	TDA Meeting site: 'May 7-8, 2021 - San Antonio, TX'; 'A new format and schedule is under development to accommodate physical distancing measures needed for COVID-19'; convention center 'health screening and physical distancing and sanitation processes'; 'TDA Meeting Virtual Exhibitors'The TDA Meeting (Texas Dental Association annual meeting)	Texas Dental Association	San Antonio (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center), TXOrganizer	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. TX-032	Senate Bill 968 (Act of June 16, 2021), § 161.0085 'COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Prohibited'Relating to public health disaster and public health emergency preparedness and response; providing a civil penalty	Texas Legislature (87th Leg., R.S.), Senate Bill 968, signed by Governor Abbott	TexasState	June 16, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-013	Tex. Labor Code § 411.103Duty of Employer to Provide Safe Workplace	Texas Legislature (Labor Code ch. 411, Workers' Health and Safety, Subchapter H, General Requirements Relating to Occupational Health and Safety)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1995	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensationBulletin implementing the Governor's suspension of the 10-day exposure-testing requirement for emergency responders' workers' compensation…	Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation	Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)Court	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-020	Notice of Withdrawal and Transition to GuidanceNotice of Withdrawal of the Health Authority Rules adopted May 18, 2021 and Transition to Guidance	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott), City Manager Spencer Cronk, City Attorney Anne L. Morgan	City of Austin, TexasCity	May 20, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-044	County Judge Order 2020-21, Relating to the COVID-19 Community RestrictionsCOVID-19 Community Restrictions Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; face coverings; business Health and Safety Policies; December 16, 2020…	Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe (signature page not read; Judge Biscoe held office until Judge Andy Brown's succession in November 2020 - Judge Brown signed the December 23 order)	Travis County, Texas (all cities and municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)County	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-048	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (June 25, 2020)Executive Order requiring every entity providing goods or services to the public to adopt a Health and Safety Policy with face coverings	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	Tarrant County, TexasCounty	June 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-08-GM-021	State Fair of Texas release, 'State Fair of Texas Health and Safety Briefing: 30 Days Until the Fair' (Aug. 25, 2021)State Fair of Texas 2020 and 2021, with the Texas Auto Show held inside the fair ('the only fair in the United States to include a full auto…	State Fair of Texas (board of directors)	Dallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizer	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-GM-127	Texas Bankers Association, 'COVID-19 NOTICE' for the 2021 Annual Convention (Austin, Aug. 25-27, 2021): 'mitigate potential health risks associated with COVID-19 and the Delta variant... Masks and vaccines are not required to attend our events, however they are strongly recommended'Texas Bankers Association Annual Convention (135th, 2020; 136th, 2021)	Texas Bankers Association	Austin (2021); 2020 venue not sourced, TXOrganizer			Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. TX-043	Texans Helping Texans: The Governor's Report to Open Texas (with DSHS minimum standard health protocols for reopened services)The Governor's Report to Open Texas	Governor Greg Abbott; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas; DSHS	TexasState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-045	Emergency rule amending 22 TAC § 190.8(2)(U) to enforce Executive Order GA-15 (press release of Apr. 21, 2020 quoting the rule)TMB Adopts Emergency Rule to Enforce Gov. Abbott's Executive Order GA-15 (continued postponement of surgeries and procedures not medically…	Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee	Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulator	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-012	Order of Continuance of Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyOrder of Continuance of Declaration of Local Disaster (to Apr. 30, 2020)	Dallas County Commissioners Court (County Judge Jenkins and Commissioners Daniel, Price, Koch, Garcia)	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-017	Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Reopened ServicesSupplemental Order on Reopened Services (25 percent occupancy; Minimum Standard Health Protocols made mandatory)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	May 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-021	Amended Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing Requirements after Expiration of Stay Home, Stay SafeAmended Supplemental Order (business Health and Safety Policy; face coverings) (June 19, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	June 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-057	Second Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencySecond Amended Declaration (gatherings 50; restaurants take-out; bars, amusement, theaters, gyms, private clubs closed; 50 percent/125…	Mayor Betsy Price	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-059	Fourth Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyFourth Amended Declaration (Mar. 21, 2020)	Mayor Betsy Price	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-060	Fifth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe MeasuresFifth Amended Declaration: Stay at Home, Work Safe (Mar. 24, 2020)	Mayor Betsy Price	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-061	Sixth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe MeasuresSixth Amended Declaration: Stay at Home, Work Safe, extended to Apr. 30, 2020	Mayor Betsy Price (Apr. 6, 2020), extended by the City Council Apr. 7, 2020	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-066	Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyCollin County Declaration of Local Disaster (adopted Mar. 16, 2020)	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	Collin County, TexasCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-GM-025	Organizer noticeTexas Health Care Association 70th Annual Convention 2020	Texas Health Care Association	Not stated in the captured text, TXOrganizer	Sept. 18, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read

Local Health Authorities for Harris County and for the City of Houston, Joint Control Order of the Local Health Authorities for Harris County and the City of Houston Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private Schools (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-040)
Harris County Public Health, Release: Alarming Increase in COVID-19 Cases Results in Local Health Authority Ordering Use of Face Masks in Schools (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-041)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-20 (post-GA-34: Health and Safety Policy posting continues; county facilities) (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-059)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-030)
Denton County Justices of the Peace (six precincts), with the Denton County Health Department and the Office of Court Administration, Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts Temporary Guidelines Regarding Health and Safety Concerns (revised Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-085)
Texas Dental Association, TDA Meeting site: 'May 7-8, 2021 - San Antonio, TX'; 'A new format and schedule is under development to accommodate physical distancing measures needed for COVID-19'; convention center 'health screening and physical distancing and sanitation processes'; 'TDA Meeting Virtual Exhibitors' (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-GM-031)
Texas Legislature (87th Leg., R.S.), Senate Bill 968, signed by Governor Abbott, Senate Bill 968 (Act of June 16, 2021), § 161.0085 'COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Prohibited' (Ex. TX-032)
Texas Legislature (Labor Code ch. 411, Workers' Health and Safety, Subchapter H, General Requirements Relating to Occupational Health and Safety), Tex. Labor Code § 411.103 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-013)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensation (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott), City Manager Spencer Cronk, City Attorney Anne L. Morgan, Notice of Withdrawal and Transition to Guidance (May 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-020)
Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe (signature page not read; Judge Biscoe held office until Judge Andy Brown's succession in November 2020 - Judge Brown signed the December 23 order), County Judge Order 2020-21, Relating to the COVID-19 Community Restrictions (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-044)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (June 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-048)
State Fair of Texas (board of directors), State Fair of Texas release, 'State Fair of Texas Health and Safety Briefing: 30 Days Until the Fair' (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. SEC-08-GM-021)
Texas Bankers Association, Texas Bankers Association, 'COVID-19 NOTICE' for the 2021 Annual Convention (Austin, Aug. 25-27, 2021): 'mitigate potential health risks associated with COVID-19 and the Delta variant... Masks and vaccines are not required to attend our events, however they are strongly recommended' (Ex. SEC-13-GM-127)
Governor Greg Abbott; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas; DSHS, Texans Helping Texans: The Governor's Report to Open Texas (with DSHS minimum standard health protocols for reopened services) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. TX-043)
Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee, Emergency rule amending 22 TAC § 190.8(2)(U) to enforce Executive Order GA-15 (press release of Apr. 21, 2020 quoting the rule) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-045)
Dallas County Commissioners Court (County Judge Jenkins and Commissioners Daniel, Price, Koch, Garcia), Order of Continuance of Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-012)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Reopened Services (May 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-017)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing Requirements after Expiration of Stay Home, Stay Safe (June 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-021)
Mayor Betsy Price, Second Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-057)
Mayor Betsy Price, Fourth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-059)
Mayor Betsy Price, Fifth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe Measures (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-060)
Mayor Betsy Price (Apr. 6, 2020), extended by the City Council Apr. 7, 2020, Sixth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe Measures (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-061)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-066)
Texas Health Care Association, Organizer notice (Sept. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-GM-025)